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Sid Whelan - The Promise

from Waitin' for Payday by Whelan

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    8 Original songs from the Shady side of the street to the Sunny side of the Street. Co-produced by Lora-Faye (Arthur Moon). Hi-Gloss Sleeve with Artwork by Andrew Sheron. Photos by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan.

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Sometimes you have to break your word if you've given it to a toxic person.

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The Promise

You are the promise I'm gonna break
A warranty I signed by mistake
You send me a message; ask me to call
I'll call next Spring or the following Fall
Or maybe just procrastinate
My stomach in knots, not from what I ate
You grab for everything I have at stake,
All I have left that you still want to take.
You're the promise I'm gonna break.

You are the problem I can't solve
A cipher I stared at scrawled on the wall
You sing me a song that you think you wrote
My mind's ear heard you steal every note.
It's beyond me; I haven't the time
To slip down your slope is no victimless crime.
Knowing full well I can't get involved
You flash me a smile to tempt my resolve.
You're the problem I can't solve.

Remember when
I couldn't say no
Again and again
Nowhere else to go
I was all for one
You were none for all
When you were done
We both took the fall.
 
You are the word I can't keep
A midnight guard who fell asleep.
You took what you could then went to ground.
I got it together once you weren't around.
Now you think I'm within your reach
That I might walk your one way street.
You stole my dreams when I could not sleep.
Counting the cash while I counted sheep.
You're the word I can't keep.

The warranty I signed by mistake
The promise I'm gonna break.

credits

from Waitin' for Payday, track released July 15, 2019
Words & Music c. Sidney S. Whelan ASCAP
All Rights Reserved Whelan Music Publishing ASCAP
Sid Whelan: Guitar & Vocals
Darryl Tookes: Vocals
Valerie Naranjo: Gyil
Trumpet: Ron Horton
Trombone: Art Baron
Saxophone: Michael Lee Breaux
Bata ensemble: Jimmy Greenfield; David J D'Ambrosio; Richard Huntley
Produced by Lora-Faye Åshuvud and Sid Whelan
Recorded at Peter Karl Studios and Douglass Street Recordings in Brooklyn NY by Peter Karl.
Mixed by Eli Crews at Figure 8 Recording in Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Nicholas Ciavatta at Friggin’ Fabulous Productions in Jersey City NJ
Photography by J. Henry Fair and Sid Whelan
Graphics Design by Andrew Sheron

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Sid Whelan is a veteran singer-songwriter with an unapologetically old-school vibe. He has released three solo albums on Bandcamp. He calls his Music "Dark Blue Americana" and has studied songwriting with Chely Wright and Steve Earle. He has also studied guitar with Woody Mann & Howard Morgen. ... more

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